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San Luis Obispo county releases its Covid count yesterday. 63 new cases of the coronavirus, including a number without symptoms, but discovered in testing. That brings the total number of county residents who have tested positive for coronavirus since mid-March to 9602. The state, however, is reporting more than that. Dr. Penny Borenstein reports four…
The governor extends the regional stay at home order for the southern California region. That includes San Luis Obispo county. California health and human services secretary Mark Ghaly making the announcement yesterday. The state extends the stay at home order issued by the governor on November 19th. Dr. Ghaly says the number of cases of…
Partly cloudy today, highs in the mid 60’s. SE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Partly cloudy overnight, lows near 40. Partly cloudy tomorrow with highs in the mid 60’s. The extended forecast calls for sunshine through the New Year’s weekend. Then more rain beginning next Monday and continuing off and on for several days.
Dwayne Haskins was cut from the Washington Football Team, previously known as the Redskins. Haskins intercepted twice Sunday and benched after three quarters. That performance coming after video emerged recently of him partying with his girl friend and some strippers at a local night club. His coach has cancer, which is another concern for the…
The Atascadero Tamale Festival has grown dramatically in its short lifetime, but this year has altered that rapid growth. This year, it’s been moved from January to May. Terrie Banish is with the city of Atascadero. She says the Tamale Festival will be held May 8th in Atascadero. For more information, go to: visitatascadero.com.
The San Luis Obispo county reports that 15 more jail inmates have tested positive for covid-19. It’s part of an outbreak at the county jail that started around December 10th. So far, a total of 20 cases are linked to this outbreak. All of the infected inmates have been isolated. The affected housing units have…
Despite the governor’s recent stay at home order, California is now the epicenter of the pandemic. More cases in the state, but San Luis Obispo county reports a drop in cases over the weekend. 68 new cases reported over the Christmas holiday weekend which is fewer than the previous weekend. But three deaths. All three…
Yesterday’s storm dumped over an inch of rain in most areas of the north county. Paso Robles received about 7 tenths of an inch. Santa margarita about 1.8 inches. Atascadero 1.24 inches. Some of the rain fell late Sunday night, so it’s not included in those totals. The rainfall increases precipitation this rainy season, since…
Cloudy with rain this morning, becoming partly cloudy this afternoon. Highs in the mid 50’s. SE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Partly cloudy overnight, lows near 34. Partly cloudy tomorrow with highs near 60. The extended forecast calls for sunshine through the New Year’s weekend. Then more rain beginning one week from today and continuing…
Despite holiday travel and family gatherings, dozens of hikers and bikers trekked up Pine Mountain over the weekend to admire the monolith. Atascadero’s steel obelisk continues to attract crowds. Since Atascadero’s Wade McKenzie and several friends erected the first monolith in early December, cars and trucks packed the Stadium Park parking lot. Shortly after McKenzie…
